This is talk 5 of 13 talks and led meditations given on the Path to Insight Retreat at Taraloka, July 2019. This retreat was offered to women who are training for Ordination and Order Members. The talks are available to all. In this session, Prasadavati encourages us to develop a seamless flow of mindfulness in the whole of life, by befriending sati. She recaps on the importance of breathing as a process, and then leads a meditation that broadens body awareness out to all the senses. She also states the importance of taking awareness into walking and other postures as we get to know our direct experience. An introduction to the crucial pair of "experiencing" things directly and "knowing" that, is given.

This is talk 7 of 13 talks and led meditations given on the Path to Insight Retreat at Taraloka, July 2019. This retreat was offered to women who are training for Ordination and Order Members. The talks are available to all. Vedana awareness is a crucial aspect of Satipatthana contemplation. By bringing awareness to the initial stages of the affective process, we can prevent being swept away by emotional states and bring choice as to how we respond to bare experience. Vidyamala then leads an exercise identifying pleasant, unpleasant and neutral vedana.

This is talk 9 of 13 talks and led meditations given on the Path to Insight Retreat at Taraloka, July 2019. This retreat was offered to women who are training for Ordination and Order Members. The talks are available to all. Prasadavati skilfully outlines how we can relate to aspects of the Satipatthana refrain - the chorus that recurs throughout the Sutta.

This is talk 1 of 13 talks and led meditations given on the Path to Insight Retreat at Taraloka, July 2019. This retreat was offered to women who are training for Ordination and Order Members. The talks are available to all. A comprehensive introduction and overview of the Satipatthana Sutta, summarised as "Keep Calmly Knowing Change". Vidyamala talks through the various sections and aspects of the Sutta, sharing her own reflections based on decades of Satipatthana practice.

This is talk 3 of 13 talks and led meditations given on the Path to Insight Retreat at Taraloka, July 2019. This retreat was offered to women who are training for Ordination and Order Members. The talks are available to all. Vidyamala leads a detailed meditation investigating the felt experience of embodied breathing. She pays close attention to three diaphragms particularly associated with whole-body breathing: the pelvic diaphragm in the pelvic floor; the main thoracic diaphragm between the abdominal and chest cavities; and the vocal diaphragm at the back of the mouth and top of the windpipe. She guides an exploration that allows all three diaphragms to be soft and receptive to the flow of breathing, like gently swinging doors. This is followed by a lightly guided meditation.